Status report on a high temperature solar energy system

by Livermore Sandia Laboratories, CA

Technical Report, 1974

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CSP Unique ID 190709109

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Electronic Resource

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Publication

SAND Report: SAND74-8017, September 1974.

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Library's review

ABSTRACT:
A system for collecting large quantities of solar energy at temperatures above 490°C has been under investigation since late 1972 for applications such as electrical power generation, chemical processing. and other industrial uses which benefit from high temperatures and for processes
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requiring clean energy. The system consists of a large array of individually controlled, nearly flat mirrors which direct solar energy into a well insulated optical cavity absorber located at the top of a centrally located tower. Highly concentrated solar flux enters the cavity from the bottom through a windowless aperture and is absorbed in a working fluid. Results of studies by Sandia Laboratories. Livermore, California are summarized and future investigations are outlined. Emphasized is development of an efficient energy absorbing system for electrical power generation, and 1 design considerations for a working system to verify performance calculations.
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